Why do people play the Scholar's?
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Mar 13, 2023
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Because they think nobody else knows ir and because its the only way they know how to play
I’ve done the scholar’s on friends of mine when introducing them to chess just to teach them to be careful.
Throughout my games between 300 - 500 I've played agains't multiple people using the Scholar's, but why would someone play this mate? It's super easy to counter and you won't improve your chess skills at all. Do people really prioritize their Elo more than their occasional improvement? Specially on lower ratings?
I can relate. It's actually so annoying to the point I premove every part of the scholars mate. It also backfires on them as they blunder the queen, most of the time
Apr 24, 2023
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#5
They must be so impressed about having learned how to mate an opponent in 4 moves they think it's a trap only they know.
Apr 24, 2023
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keabir wrote:
Throughout my games between 300 - 500 I've played agains't multiple people using the Scholar's, but why would someone play this mate? It's super easy to counter and you won't improve your chess skills at all. Do people really prioritize their Elo more than their occasional improvement? Specially on lower ratings?
I can relate. It's actually so annoying to the point I premove every part of the scholars mate. It also backfires on them as they blunder the queen, most of the time
I agree. I absolutely loathe this scholar's mate.
Throughout my games between 300 - 500 I've played agains't multiple people using the Scholar's, but why would someone play this mate? It's super easy to counter and you won't improve your chess skills at all. Do people really prioritize their Elo more than their occasional improvement? Specially on lower ratings?